SUBSTANCES FOR REDUCING OCCURRENCE OF MAJOR CARDIAC EVENTS COMPRISING OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF AND HIGH-MONACOLIN K CONTENT RED YEAST RICE EXTRACT

摘要

Medicaments and therapeutic compositions comprise a composition (1) comprising at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid, at least one pharmaceutically acceptable derivative of a polyunsaturated fatty acid or mixtures thereof and a composition (2) comprising Red Yeast Rice extract comprising about 0.8 wt. % or more monacolin K. One source of component (1) is fish oil. The compositions are useful for lowering cholesterol and/or triglyceride levels in a subject.